Button



(No Model.)

T. FAHBY. BUTTON;

No. 537,969. Patented Apr. 23, 1895.

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THOMAS FAHEY, OF SPOKANE, WASHIGTON.

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SPEIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 537,969, dated April 23, 1895.

Application iiled December 24, 1894.. Serial No. 532,757. (No model.)

ton, have invented certain new and useful` lmprovementsin Buttons; and I do hereby de- Y clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will j enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to improvements in buttons, the object of the same being to provide a button which is adapted to be attached to cloth without sewing, which is firmly secured in place and which can be readily and easily removed.

The invention consists in a button made in two parts, the lower part of which is formed with an upper sleeve and an annular flange at the lower end thereof and a series of-hooks pivotally mounted in the lower part of said sleeve, said hooks having projecting ends which are radially disposed in said opening. The upper portion of the sleeve is formed with a bayonet slot. The other part or head portion of the button consists essentially of a head proper having a shank adapted to iit the sleeve or other portion and formed with a projecting lug adapted to ft into the bayonet slot in said sleeve portion to form an adjustable connection therewith. The lower end of the shank engagesthe projecting endsofthe hooks and when in place holds the said hooks firm against the lower edge ofthe button for engagement with the cloth to which the latter is attached. It further has a disk projecting from the lower end thereof, which engages the inturned ends of the hooks for the purpose of withdrawing the latter from the goods.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a vertical longitudinal section through the button, the two parts being shown in the position they occupy when the sanne is attached to the cloth. Fig. 2 represents a similar section through the lower part of said button, showing the hooks thereof in the position they assume when disconnected from the cloth or fabric to which they are adapted to be attached. Fi g. 3 represents a plan view of the under side of the button with the upper part in place.

Similar reference-n umerals indicate s milar parts in the dilferentviews.

It will be seen on reference to the drawings, that the button is made in two parts, the lower portion Vl thereof being formed with a sleeve portion 2 and with an annular flange L3 projecting from the bottom thereof. The iupper end of the sleeve portion 2'is formed with a bayonetslot 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Around the lower end of the opening in the sleeve portion 2 are a series of slots 5, 5, and adjacent to the said slots are radial notches 7 in which move a series of hooks S, 8, which are pivoted in a loop 9 in the slots 5, 5,in the sleeve. The said hooks have inwardly projecting extensions lO which assume a position when the hooks are closed across the opening in the sleeve 2, and when the hooks are raised, rest against the inner surface of the sleeve 2. The said extensions are formed with inturned ends 6a for a purpose 'which will appear. v

The upper part of my button consists of a head ll and a shank l2 depending therefrom, which is formed with alug 13 which is adapted to engage the bayonet slot 4 in the upper part of the sleeve 2. It further has projecting from it a disk 14 which moves beneath and engages the inturned ends 6 to remove `the hooks 8 from ythe fabric, and the said shoulders also prevent the entire removal of the shank 12 from the sleeve 2.

The disk 14 may be applied to the end of the shank 12 during the manufacture of the button by driving its shank 14snM into the end of the shank l2 after the latter has been in- -serted in the sleeve, as shown in Fig. Il..

To apply my button, the two parts thereof are drawn apart, the disk 14C engaging the shoulders 6a of the hook-extensions 10 and raising the hooks S on their pivots into a substantially vertical position. The said hooks are now inserted through the cloth or fabric to which the button is designed to be attached and the shank l2 forced down into its lower position in the sleeve 2, the lower end thereof engaging the projections lO of the hooks and holding the outer ends of said hooks firmly secured in the cloth. The shank is held from slipping from the sleeve 2 by means of the bayonet joint connection between the two parts. Itis apparent, however, that if it is desired to disconnect the parts it can be readily done in an obvious manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A button made of two parts, the lower part thereof being formed with a sleeve, hooks pivoted to the lower edge of said sleeve and having inwardly projecting ends, the head of said button being formed with a shank adapted to engage the inwardly projecting ends of said hooks and means for adjustably connecting the two parts of said button together, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A button made of two parts, the lower part thereof being formed with a sleeve with a bayonet joint groove in its upper end and with slots in its lower end, hooks pivoted to said sleeve in said slots having inwardly projecting ends, the upper part of said button being formed with a shank adapted to engage the inwardly projecting ends of said hooks and having a peripheral lug thereon adapted to engage the bayonet slotin said sleeve, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A button made in two parts, the lower part thereof being formed with a sleeve with a bayonet joint groove in its upper end and with slots in its lower end, hooks pivoted to said sleeve in said slots having inwardlyprojecting ends which are inturned, the upper part of said button being formed with a shank adapted to engage. the inwardly projecting ends of said hooks, having a peripheral lug thereon adapted to engage the bayonet slot of said groove, and a disk extending from the lower end of said shank moving beneath the inwardly projecting ends of said hooks, and adapted to engage the saine, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS FAHEY.

Witnesses:

P. F. QUINN, TIMOTHY FAHEY. 

